Shellback (producer)
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| Birth name | Johan Karl Schuster |
| Born | February 1, 1985 |
| Origin | Karlshamn, Sweden |
| Genres | Pop Electropop Pop rock |
| Occupations | Songwriter record producer musician |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Associated acts | Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Dr. Luke |
| Website | http://www.maratone.se |
Johan Karl Schuster, better known by the stage name Shellback, is a Swedish songwriter, record producer and musician. Shellback was listed as the #1 producer of 2012 on Billboard Magazine's year end chart, and he also topped the list of their "Top 10 Songwriters Airplay Chart" the same year. He regularly collaborates with songwriter Max Martin, and together they've written "So What", "Raise Your Glass" and "Fuckin' Perfect" by Pink, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble." by Taylor Swift, "Whataya Want from Me" by Adam Lambert, "3" and "I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears, and "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" and "Scream" by Usher, all of which have charted within the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Shellback also co-wrote and produced "One More Night", "Payphone" and "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5, the latter spent eight weeks at #1 on the World Chart.
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Career [edit]
Born and raised in Karlshamn, Sweden, Schuster started out as a drummer in local indierock bands in Karlshamn, before joining the hardcore/metal scene as a vocalist. At the age of 16, Schuster met Max Martin through their mutual friend Julius. By that time, according to a recent interview in the swedish music magazine "Stim-magasinet", Schuster said his taste in music was "too cool for school" and he had no interest in pop music whatsoever. Julius kept sending Schuster's indierock/deathmetal demos to Max, who became curious about what it would sound like if Schuster would make pop music. So in 2006 Max invited Schuster to his studio in Stockholm to record a demo with him, and since 2007 Schuster has been signed to Max's production company Maratone.[1]
Among the first songs Schuster co-wrote with Max are Pink's 2008 single "So What" and Britney Spears' 2008 single "If U Seek Amy".[2]
Production discography [edit]
Billboard Hot 100 [edit]
The following singles peaked inside the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Number-one singles
- "So What"
- "3"
- "Raise Your Glass"
- "Moves Like Jagger"
- "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
- "One More Night"
- Top 10 Hits
- "Whataya Want From Me"
- "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love"
- "Fuckin' Perfect"
- "Loser Like Me"
- "I Wanna Go"
- "Payphone"
- "Scream"
- "I Knew You Were Trouble"
References [edit]
- ^ "Maratone". Maratone official website. maratone.se. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ Eigert, Av Ann-Marie (2008-11-06). "Pink hyllade svenske Johan". Expressen (in Swedish). AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
